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A Rigid Trigonal‐Prismatic Hexagold Metallocage That Behaves as a Coronene Trap
Author(s) -
Ibáñez Susana,
Peris Eduardo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201902568
Subject(s) - coronene , triphenylene , supramolecular chemistry , trigonal prismatic molecular geometry , trigonal crystal system , chemistry , cage , trapping , linker , ligand (biochemistry) , crystallography , carbene , crystal structure , molecule , organic chemistry , catalysis , octahedron , ecology , biochemistry , receptor , mathematics , combinatorics , computer science , biology , operating system
A trigonal‐prismatic hexagold cage was obtained by combining a triphenylene‐tris(N‐heterocyclic carbene) ligand and a carbazolyl‐bis(alkynyl) linker. The metallocage has a slot‐like cavity with a volume of about 300 Å 3 . The cage was used for the recognition of several polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Due to the perfect dimensional match, the supramolecular complex shows a very high affinity for trapping coronene.